Where does “gordo” come from?
gordo (Papiamentu) comes from Kabuverdianu gordu, from Portuguese gordura, from Portuguese gordo, from Old Portuguese gordo, from Latin gurdus, from Proto-Italic gʷord-o-, from Proto-Indo-European gʷr̥dus.
gordo (Papiamentu): thick
Definitions
- thick
Ancestry of “gordo”, step by step
gordo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Kabuverdianu gordu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kabuverdianu | gordu | fat |
| 2 | Portuguese | gordura | fat; fatness |
| 3 | Portuguese | gordo | carrying a high amount of fat within one's body;... |
| 4 | Old Portuguese | gordo | — |
| 5 | Latin | gurdus | a dolt, jolterhead, numbskull, blockhead,... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | gʷord-o- | stubborn, heavy |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷr̥dus | — |